PREMIER - Pope on England snub: ''I've performed at a really good level''

Nick Pope, the goalkeeper for Burnley, admits he's sad to have been left out of the England squad again again.

Southgate named his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino on Thursday, omitting Pope in favor of Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale, and Sam Johnstone, as he did last month.

Pope responded to a question concerning England's squad by saying:

“I'm obviously disappointed to be left out. I was disappointed to be left out last month. But that's not my decision, it's the manager's decision. It's out of my hands.

“It's unfortunate. I think over the last three years I've performed at a really good level. So to be dropped from a squad six games into a season was something that wasn't ideal, but that's how football goes, how life goes.

“It's about moving forward and getting on with it. I've got a really important role to play here at Burnley in a really exciting squad, so I'm looking forward to playing my part in that.

“That was how I felt about it, going into the summer before the injury – pushing Jordan, and if you want to call it second choice for the Euros in the summer. And then the injury, and (I've) come back this season and (I'm) not in the top three.

“But football – sometimes it's not about dwelling on that and putting too much thought into that. After this international break, I think there's four, five months in between England games. So there's a lot more going on."